A friendly offering from Azed this week.
Independent on Sunday 1772 Filbert
Thank you to Filbert. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. This man’s covered with paint at work (8) THESPIAN : HE’S(“man’s”, using the third person masculine pronoun) contained in(covered with) anagram … Read more >>
Independent 11,649 by Quince
Some interesting wordplay in this puzzle. I particularly appreciated use of the ellipsis as a part of a cryptic definition itself in 9A, and the “undressing” of AGENT twice in 18D which had … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops / 771) Poor Taste Alert
Not any more poor taste than usual, an Eye puzzle always deserves a trigger warning, but as that phrase appears in an answer column using it as the blog title was irresistible. And … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,646 by Buccaneer
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 2, 2024
Guardian Prize 29,296 by Brummie
A good combination of clue types in this week’s Prize puzzle.
Financial Times 17,651 by NEO
A fun puzzle from NEO. Apologies for the late blog.
Independent 11,648 / Phi
Phi has once again supplied the Friday puzzle – no surprises there! I found this to be of medium difficulty overall and made steady progress throughout. In the end, I was left with … Read more >>
Guardian 29,301 / Pangakupu
It’s Pangakupu rounding off a week of interesting puzzles. I’ve said before that each time I solve one of this setter’s puzzles, it takes a few minutes to tune in to the wavelength … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,300 by Paul
An enjoyable solve, made a bit quicker by getting the very long clue early on. My favourites were 12ac, 13ac, 2dn, 7dn, 9dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Paul
Financial Times 17,650 BOBCAT
Bobcat is today's FT setter.
Independent 11647 / Hoskins
I haven’t blogged a Hoskins puzzle for a while, so it’s good to get another chance today. There were quite a lot of people referenced in the clues and in … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1627: The Missing Link by Gaston
Gaston challenges us to find a MISSING LINK, and to ‘deal with’ a barred-off central cell… The preamble states that: “Answers to eight normal clues have the same consecutive letters (the LINK) removed … Read more >>
Independent 11,646 by Eccles
Always good to see Eccles on a Wednesday.
Guardian 29,299 – Philistine
An enjoyable puzzle where I was fooled on a couple of occasions by clues that turned out to be much simpler than I was expecting. Thanks to Philistine. Across 1 OSPREYS Birds … Read more >>